Definition of deer Deer
/dɪˈɹ/ - [dir] - deer
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NounPlural: deer |
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| deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | ||
| cervid | ||
| ruminant any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments | ||
| cervidae, family cervidae deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer | ||
| antler deciduous horn of a member of the deer family | ||
| scut a short erect tail | ||
| flag a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | ||
| pricket male deer in his second year | ||
| fawn a young deer | ||
| cervus elaphus, red deer, american elk, wapiti, elk common deer of temperate Europe and Asia | ||
| cervus unicolor, sambar, sambur a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines | ||
| cervus elaphus canadensis, american elk, wapiti, elk large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male | ||
| cervus nipon, cervus sika, japanese deer, sika small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers | ||
| odocoileus virginianus, virginia deer, white-tailed deer, white tail, whitetail, whitetail deer common North American deer; tail has a white underside | ||
| burro deer, mule deer, odocoileus hemionus long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers | ||
| alces alces, european elk, moose, elk large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America | ||
| dama dama, fallow deer small Eurasian deer | ||
| capreolus capreolus, roe deer small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers | ||
| caribou, greenland caribou, rangifer tarandus, reindeer Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America | ||
| brocket male red deer in its second year | ||
| barking deer, muntjac small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark | ||
| moschus moschiferus, musk deer small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk | ||
| elaphure, elaphurus davidianus, pere david's deer large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds | ||
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Wiktionary 
- deer (Noun)
A beast, usually a quadruped as opposed to birds, fish, etc. - deer (Noun)
Esp. in phrase small deer Any animal, especially a mammal. - deer (Noun)
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla. - deer (Noun)
The meat of such an animal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deer (n. sing. & pl.)
Any animal; especially, a wild animal. - deer (n. sing. & pl.)
A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deer
The common name for 41 species of even-toed ungulates that compose the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla; males have antlers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deer
dēr, n. a quadruped of several species, as the stag, reindeer, &c.; in M. E., any kind of animal.—ns. Deer′-hair, heath club-rush; Deer′-herd; Deer′-hound; Deer′-lick, a spot of salt ground whither deer come to lick the earth; Deer′-mouse, a common name for several species of American mice—so called from their agility; Deer′-neck, a thin, ill-shaped neck—of horses; Deer′-skin, the skin of the deer, or leather made therefrom; Deer′-stalk′er; Deer′-stalk′ing, the hunting of deer by stalking, or stealing upon them unawares. [A.S. deór; Ger. thier, Dut. dier; Ice. dýr. There is no connection with Gr. thēr, L. fera, a wild beast.]
Wikipedia 
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Deer are a group of even-toed ungulate mammals. They form the family "Cervidae". They are also called true deer.
A male deer is called "stag" or "buck", a female deer is called "doe", and a young deer is called "fawn".
There are about 40 species of deer. They originally lived in Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Humans also brought deer to Australia and New Zealand.
Male deer have antlers. Exceptions are the Reindeer, where both sexes have antlers, and the Water Deer, which has no antlers at all.
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Deer do not make nests or dens. They find a safe and comfortable place to rest under low hanging evergreen branches. They stay close to where they can find food. In summer, they eat grasses, plants and weeds. In the fall, they like mushrooms and small branches. They do not store their food for the winter. If the snow is not deep, they use their hooves to uncover moss and leaves. If the snow is deep, they eat twigs and branches.
The doe usually has 1 or 2 fawns in the spring. The fawn can stand up right after it is born, but it is weak. The doe will hide each fawn in a different place. They are hard to see because they often have spots on their backs.
Deer have many enemies. Wolves, cougar, dogs and people will eat deer. They are always looking, listening and smelling for danger. They can usually run faster than their enemies.
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